ever have a stew in a pumpkin?this is a awesome receipe i got from my mom.

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first you will need a well shaped 5 to 6 pound pumpkin,salt and pepper,butter,2 pounds of stew beef,cut in 1 inch cubes,1/4 cup of flour, 2 tbsp. cooking oil, 2 cloves,garlic,minced, 1 large onion sliced, 1 cup of red wine, 2 cups of beef broth, 1/2 tsp.salt, 1/2 tsp.thyme, 1 bay leaf, 1 cup of peeled tomatoes, 2 med zucchini,sliced, 1 can garbanzo beans drained.2 carrot,sliced,2 potatoes peeled and cooked. remove lid of pumpkin and retain for later use.scoop out seeds and stringy portion.score inside several times,then rub interior surface with salt and pepper.place pumpkin upside down in a large shallow pan,place the lid pan beside the pumpkin.add 1/4 inch water and bake at 350 for an hour or so or intil tender.remove pumpkin from oven.drain water and return upright pumpkin to baking pan.rub inside surface with butter.drenge meat in flour,brown in oil with garlic.add onions and simmer until soft. stir in wine,broth,and seasonings and cook over low heat until meat is tender i would say about 1 hour.then add all your vegetables and simmer for 45 minutes.spoon stew into warm pumpkin.you can also eat the pumpkin pulp with the stew if desired.enjoy